WVU Cancer Institute partners with Mon General Hospital on Radiation Therapy Unit

Cancer patients from the region will soon be able to have better access to care in Morgantown now that construction is underway on a new radiation therapy unit at Mon General Hospital's Zelda Stein Weiss Cancer Center. Mon Health System and WVU Medicine officials gathered Dec. 8 for a groundbreaking ceremony at Mon General Hospital. Radiation therapy at Mon General is a partnership between the two Morgantown-based healthcare institutions. Mon Health System is covering the cost of constructing and equipping the new facility, while radiation oncology staff and medical direction will be supplied by the WVU Cancer Institute in collaboration with Mon General oncologists.
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Papa John’s offers online promotions to benefit patient care at WVU Cancer Institute

Every day online purchases from Papa Johns - use code HUGGS11 sends $1 to the Norma Mae Huggins Cancer Research Endowment Fund.

Welcome to Aaron Provenzano, DO

Aaron P. Provenzano, DO, an assistant professor of medicine at WVU, specializes in hematology and medical oncology. Dr. Provenzano sees patients with benign hematological disorders as well as malignancies of the head and neck, brain, and lung. He is a 2008 graduate of Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed an internal medicine residency at WVU in 2011, and a fellowship in hematology/oncology at WVU in 2014. He is board certified in internal medicine by the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine and board eligible in hematology and medical oncology. He previously worked at Wheeling Hospital.

Cancer clinic staff spread holiday cheer through food drive

The MBRCC clinic is hoping to brighten the holidays for families in Monongalia County. Clinic staff collected 2 large boxes of non-perishable food items for the 34th Annual Toy and Food Drive of Mon County, as part of the United Way Campaign. Dave Staten and Patricia Policicchio were co-coordinators of the drive.

Recognition Awards Nomination deadline approaching

You can now submit nominations for MBRCC Employee Recognition Awards until January 30. The MBRCC Employee Recognition Awards Committee is now accepting nominations for its annual MBRCC Employee Recognition Awards Program. If you would like to nominate and recognize excellence amongst our faculty, members, staff, employees and Cancer Service Line staff members who devote their professional lives to cancer prevention, care or research in any and all capacities, please download the nomination form on our MBRCC website or complete the hard copy form and send to Donna Tamasco, Room 1805, P.O. Box 9300, or by email to dtamasco@hsc.wvu.edu. Each section of the nomination form must be completed, including an explanation of how the nominee demonstrates "excellence" in the particular guiding principle.
Guidelines and application

Discounted men's basketball tickets available for WVU Medicine employees

The WVU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is offering $20 tickets for all home Big 12 men’s basketball games to WVU Medicine employees. WVU Men’s Basketball Coach Bob Huggins is a major supporter of basic and clinical research at the WVU Cancer Institute.
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With EBS retiring, OSP will offer more training on WVU+kc

After months of successful use, Information Technology Services and the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) are ready for a wider rollout of KC Blue Sheet to the WVU research community. Online and in-person training with this new module of WVU+kc will be offered before the eventual retirement of the Electronic Blue Sheet (EBS) on Jan. 15, 2016. Research community members are encouraged to sign up for an in-person training session before Jan. 15.
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For additional information, contact Janet Boyles

Dec 24	MBRCC clinic will close at 2P for the Winter Holiday
Dec 25	MBRCC clinic is closed for the Winter Holiday
Dec 31	MBRCC clinic will close at 2P
Jan 1, 2016	MBRCC clinic will be closed.
Jan 8	Osborn Program meeting – 12P – 1P, Room 2801 CCB faculty meeting – 1P – 2P, Room 2801
Feb 10	2016 Spring CCB Seminar Series – 12P – 1P, Room # 2116 Mark W. Jackson, PhD Case Western Reserve University Constructing cancer: Identifying novel proteins involved in breast cell transformation and metastasis
Feb 17-19	19th Annual Meeting of the Translational Research Cancer Centers Consortium (TRCCC) – Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Seven Springs, PA For registration details and updates
Feb 18	Statler Research Office Seminar Series – 12 – 1 p.m., G112 ESB Responsible Conduct of Research & Managing Conflict of Interest Dr. Dan Vasgird, Director Ms. Joy Edwards, Program Coordinator Off of Research Integrity and Compliance Refreshments will be served. Please RSVP at Nancie.Yost@mail.wvu.edu or (304) 293-3178.
Mar 3 & 4	2016 E.J. Van Liere Convocation and Health Sciences Center Research Day All faculty, student and staff are encouraged to participate from the Schools of Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, Pharmacy and Public Health. Read more
April 21	Statler Research Office Seminar Series – 12 – 1 p.m., G112 ESB Protecting Intellectual Property (IP) and Export Control Compliance Mr. Bruce Sparks, Director Dr. Gary Morris, Associate Director Technology Transfer Office Refreshments will be served. Please RSVP at Nancie.Yost@mail.wvu.edu or (304) 293-3178.
April 22-24	Save the Date for the WVU Cancer Institute’s Annual Spring Gala to be held at The Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs